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BU
English: long (ORACC ePSD2 glossary, CC0)
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| eBL name | BU |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1204D CUNEIFORM SIGN BU |
| Sign lists | HZL 339 · LAK 232 · MZL 580 · OBZL 265 · SLLHA 371 · KWU 385 · ABZ 371 |
| Corpus uses | 84,531 tokens |
| Live count | tablets with “bu” |
English gloss
| gid[long]V/i | long | 2387 attestations |
| gid[drag]V/t | drag | 1424 attestations |
| gid[length]N | length | 367 attestations |
| bur[tear]V/t | tear | 145 attestations |
Source: ORACC ePSD2 glossary (CC0).
Readings
bubur12dim13dul10dur7gazibugazimbigazinbigazinbugi27gid2gida2gidi3gidim3gim7git2giṭ2guz2ildumₓkid10kim3kit10madalmadlamadlumadulmallamudlamudlumudra3mudru3mudulmullamullunun3pi8puqid2qit2ra5ser2siₓsir2su13sud4sugₓsurₓsuš3šaškišaškušer2šir2šud2tur8
Also in OGSL: alaₓ, ilduₓ
Use by period
| Archaic | 0 | |
| Early Dynastic | 1,490 | |
| Old Akkadian | 1,100 | |
| Ur III | 12,942 | |
| Old Babylonian | 28,279 | |
| Middle Bab./Assyr. | 3,450 | |
| Hittite | 1 | |
| Neo-Assyrian | 15,525 | |
| Neo-/Late Babylonian | 6,161 |
Sign list: eBL (LMU Munich), with OGSL readings and Unicode (ORACC, CC0). Counts: Unread Atlas corpus. Credits.